irritating

B2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈɪrəˌteɪtɪŋ/ See IPA manual

Freq #10846

Meanings

1

adj
Making you feel slightly angry or annoyed

His habit of tapping his pen was very irritating.
2

adj
Causing physical soreness or discomfort

The bites of black flies are more than irritating.
3

verb
Present participle of irritate

The smoke was irritating her throat.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

2 adj · causing physical soreness... painful

Word family

Forms irritatingly

Derived forms irritainmentirritatinglynonirritatingunirritating

Topics

Describing Qualities

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